Prof.ssa Maria Grazia ALOSSA
CLIL essentials
• Why CLIL?
prof.ssa Marisa Grazia ALOSSA
CLIL essentials
1. Activate prior knowledge
(content and language)
prof.ssa Marisa Grazia ALOSSA
CLIL essentials
2. Engage students
cognitively
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Bloom’s taxonomy (revised)
Hard reasoning required
creating
evaluating
analysing
applying
understanding
remembering
Easy – little reasoning required
prof.ssa Marisa Grazia ALOSSA
CLIL essentials
3. Differentiate tasks
prof.ssa Marisa Grazia ALOSSA
CLIL essentials
4. Supporting content and
language
prof.ssa Marisa Grazia ALOSSA
CLIL essentials
 Supporting language: sentences starters,
substitution tables, writing frames
 Supporting content: visuals, realia,
information transfers
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Sequencing tasks
COGNITIVELY DEMANDING
NO SUPPORT
QUADRANT A
QUADRANT B
QUADRANT C
QUADRANT D
LESS CHALLENGING
prof.ssa Marisa Grazia ALOSSA
CLIL essentials
5. Balance language and
content demands
prof.ssa Marisa Grazia ALOSSA
CLIL essentials
6. Provide constant and
diverse scaffolding
prof.ssa Marisa Grazia ALOSSA
CLIL ESSENTIALS
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Engage students cognitively
Activate prior knowledge (content and language)
Differentiate tasks
Support content and language
Balance language and content demands
Provide constant and diverse scaffolding
prof.ssa Marisa Grazia ALOSSA
BIBLIOGRAPHY
• Kay Bentley, The TKT Course – CLIL
Module, Cambridge
• Do Coyle, Philip Hood, David Marsh, CLIL,
Cambridge
• Liz Dale, Rosie Tanner, CLIL Activities,
Cambridge
prof.ssa Marisa Grazia ALOSSA